}}{{tnr}}'''Dave Syverson''' is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]]. He has represented District 34 since 1993 and currently serves as [[State Senate Minority Caucus Leader|Minority Caucus Leader]]. Syverson was re-elected in November of 2008 with his term expiring in 2012. Syverson graduated from Rock Valley College. Before becoming a Senator, Syverson was an insurance agency owner.

}}{{tnr}}'''Dave Syverson''' is a [[Republican]] member of the [[Illinois State Senate]], representing District 35 and serving as [[State Senate Minority Caucus Leader|Minority Caucus Leader]]. He was first elected to the chamber in 1992.

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Syverson earned his Bachelor's from Rock Valley College. His professional experience includes working as an insurance agency owner.

==Committee assignments==

==Committee assignments==

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===2013-2014===

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At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Syverson served on the following committees:

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|Committee2 = Environment

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|Committee3 = Executive

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|Committee4 = Human Services

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|Committee5 = Insurance

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Syverson serves on these committees:

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===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:

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|Chamber = State Senate

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|Committee1 = Appropriations

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|Chair6 = Ranking Minority Member

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|Committee2 = Committee of the Whole

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|Committee3 = Gaming

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|Committee4 = Human Services

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|Committee5 = Insurance

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|Committee6 = Public Health

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|Committee7 = Government Forecasting and Accountability

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* [[Appropriations Committee, Illinois Senate|Appropriations I]]

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===2009-2010===

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* [[Deficit Reduction Committee, Illinois Senate|Deficit Reduction]]

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In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:<ref>[http://www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/default.asp "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009]</ref>

Lawmakers like [[William Haine]] would prefer another way to increase revenue.

Lawmakers like [[William Haine]] would prefer another way to increase revenue.

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"It's not the best thing we could do. It's not good, but it's the only thing available for new revenue," said Sen. Haine, D-Alton.

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"It's not the best thing we could do. It's not good, but it's the only thing available for new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]]," said Sen. Haine, D-Alton.

Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to [[Wisconsin]] to play the slots.

Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to [[Wisconsin]] to play the slots.

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"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new revenue, but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."<ref>[http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/4665/senate-oks-new-gaming-rules-in-illinois/ "Senate OKs new gaming rules in Illinois," ''Illinois Statehouse News'', December 1, 2010]</ref>

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"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * [[Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate]], but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."<ref>[http://illinois.statehousenewsonline.com/4665/senate-oks-new-gaming-rules-in-illinois/ "Senate OKs new gaming rules in Illinois," ''Illinois Statehouse News'', December 1, 2010]</ref>

:Excerpt: "Dave Syverson has the knowledge it takes to create jobs and revive our economy. For more than 20 years he has worked in the private sector creating jobs in the Northern Illinois region."

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*'''Supporting Veterans

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:Excerpt: "We owe our Nation’s Veterans a debt of gratitude for protecting the freedoms we enjoy every day."

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*'''Cutting Taxes

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:Excerpt: "Illinois does not have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem."

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*'''Improving Education

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:Excerpt: "Illinois must have a world-class education system if we expect our children and our companies to be competitive in this global economy."

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*'''Reducing Government

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:Excerpt: "We must cut state government to free up resources for productive investment."

==Elections==

==Elections==

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===2012===

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:: ''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012]]''

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Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the [[Illinois State Senate|Senate]] in District 35 in the [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2012|2012]]. Syverson defeated incumbent [[Christine Johnson, Illinois legislator|Christine Johnson]] (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the November 6, 2012 general election.<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForCandidates.aspx ''Illinois State Board of Elections'' "Candidate List," December 5, 2011]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois State Board of Elections,'' "Official 2012 Primary Results"]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GPOfficialVote.pdf ''Illinois Secretary of State'' - 2012 Primary Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2012GEOfficialVote.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012]</ref>

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|candidate2 =Christine J. Johnson

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Syverson was targeted for defeat in the primary by Family-Pac.<ref>[http://www.family-pac.com/?page=sc ''Family-Pac,'' "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012]</ref>

===2010===

===2010===

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::''See Also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2010]]''

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::''See also: [[Illinois State Senate elections, 2010]]''

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Syverson won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the [[Illinois State Senate]] against Democrat [[Marla Wilson]].<ref>[http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2010GEOfficialVote.pdf 2010 Illinois General Election Results]</ref>

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Syverson won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the [[Illinois State Senate]] against Democrat [[Marla Wilson]].<ref>[http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/general-assembly/ ''Chicago Tribune,'' "2010 Election Results]</ref> The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.<ref>[http://www.ildems.com/Candidates.htm 2010 Illinois Primary Election Results]</ref>

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The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.<ref>[http://www.ildems.com/Candidates.htm 2010 Illinois Primary Election Results]</ref>

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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====2012====

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Syverson received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

==Personal==

==Personal==

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Dave and his wife, Shirley, have two children.

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Dave is married to Shirley Syverson. They have two children and reside in Rockford, Illinois.

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==Recent news==

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Issues

Gaming license

On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate voted 31-20 in favor of a plan that allows for five additional casinos and electronic gaming at horse track facilities, increasing the number of licenses for casinos in the state to 15.

Under the plan, new casinos would operate in Chicago, southern Cook County, Danville, Rockford and Waukegan.

"Is it a huge expansion? Yes, I'm not going to deny it. But we have a huge deficit in the state of Illinois, we have got huge problems in the state of Illinois, so you don't look at little things to fix it, you look at big things to fix it," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan.

Lawmakers like William Haine would prefer another way to increase revenue.

Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to Wisconsin to play the slots.

"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate, but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."[2]

Elections

2012

Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the Senate in District 35 in the 2012. Syverson defeated incumbent Christine Johnson (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the November 6, 2012 general election.[4][5][6][7]

The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.[10]

2006

On November 7, 2006, Republican Dave Syverson won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 34 receiving 29,131 votes, ahead of Democrat Daniel Lewandowski (23,120 votes).[11]

Illinois State Senate, District 34 (2006)

Candidates

Votes

Dave Syverson (R)

29,131

Daniel Lewandowski (D)

23,120

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Syverson is available dating back to 1996. Based on available campaign finance records, Syverson raised a total of $4,388,919 during that time period. This information was last updated on July 17, 2013.[12]

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[13][14]

2012

Syverson received a score of 100.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A+ according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[14]

Personal

Dave and his wife, Shirley, have two children.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Dave + Syverson + Illinois + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.